BROWN

Fawn

#E5AA70

Conversions

HEX#E5AA70

RGBrgb(229, 170, 112)

HSLhsl(30, 69%, 67%)

HSVhsv(30, 51%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 51%, 10%)

Copy CSS

color: #e5aa70;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(229, 170, 112);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(30, 69%, 67%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.04 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.40 : 1

Shades

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Pairings

About Fawn

Fawn is the hex color #E5AA70, which translates to rgb(229, 170, 112) in RGB and hsl(30, 69%, 67%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 30 degrees, with a saturation of 69 percent and a lightness of 67 percent. That combination gives Fawn a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Fawn compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460), a CIE76 distance of 11.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is orange-300 (#FFB86A), at a distance of 12.9. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Sandy Brown at 11.8. Sorted by lightness, Fawn is number 25 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Fawn

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Fawn, led by Ink black at 9.40:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Fawn already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Fawn. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.40:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	5.06:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Fawn

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Fawn for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Fawn

Format	Value
HEX	#E5AA70
RGB	rgb(229, 170, 112)
HSL	hsl(30, 69%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(30, 51%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26%, 51%, 10%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.08% 0.1019 64.91)
CIELAB	lab(73.92 15.00 38.21)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.